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R. E. LINI-IAM,De0d.

H. LINHAM, Executrix. I MOLDING CUTTER.

No. 452,310. Patent-ed May 12, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. LINHAM, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO; l-IERMIE LINHAM, EXEOUTRIX OF SAIDROBERT E. LINHAM, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THELINHAM DADO MACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE MOLDING-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 452,310, dated May 12,1891.

Application filed February 14, 1890.

To all whom it may concern.-

1 3e it known that I, ROBERT E. LINHAM, a cltlzen of the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of 5 Ohm,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molding-Cutters;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and enactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which 1t appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to an improved cutter for making moldings,which is more especially adapted for use in the cutter-head of a machinefor which I have applied for a patent on the 14th day of February, 1890,Serial No. 340,466; and the object of my invention is to provide acutter adapted to be used in connection with one or more cuttersfor'imparting the desired configuration to the work. I

ith this end in view my invention conslsts of a cylindrical shank and aflat foot integral with the shank and arranged to proect outwardlytherefrom at an angle, the

lower surface of the foot being smooth and polished to form theworking-surface and the forward edge of the foot being beveled to acutting-edge.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is 0 a perspective View of myimproved cutter.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a form ofthe cutter in which the blade is arranged at a rightangle to the shank.

Like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in both figures.

1 designates the cylindrical shank, and 2 the foot, which is madeintegral with the shank, the entire cutter being forged or made 40 of asingle piece of steel. The foot projects outwardly beyond the shank atan acute or right angle thereto, or at any desired angle, and the footis made fiat and substantially square or rectangular in outline. Thefront edge of the foot, which is most remote from the shank, is beveledto a cutting-edge 3, and

the lower surface or under side of the foot is imooth and polished toform a working-surace.

In the cutter shown in Fig. 2 the foot is ar- Serial No. 340,470 onmodel.)

ranged nearly at right angles to the shank, and all three edges of thefoot are beveled to provide a series of cutting-edges 4, whereby thecutter may be adjusted to face the work or approach it sidewise andoperate thereon either from the right or left hand of the cutter head.

The cutter which forms the subject-matter of the present specificationis more especially adapted for use in connection with one or morefanciful cutters. Thus the present cutter is arranged alongside of thefanciful cutter, and the latter operates to impart a head or groove tothe wood, while the former operates to cutdown the surface of themolding, as may be desired,in view of the nature and form of the cutteror cutters of the series on the cutter-head.

It will be seen that by reason of the shank being cylindrical and therectangular flat foot having front and side cuttingedges that the shankcan be adjusted .to present either the front or side edges and producedifferent cuts, as is evident, which is an important feature and a greatadvantage.

It is obvious that the cutter of this specification may be adjusted inthe cutter-head so as to plane off the surface parallel with unfinishedsurface of the work; or said outter may be adjusted so that one of theangles or corners of the foot are presented to the work, in which eventa groove or channel will be made in the molding.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Theherein-described bit or cutter for the purpose named, consisting of thecylindrical shank, the flat rectangular foot arranged at an anglethereto, having the lower face smooth and formed with a front and sidecuttingedges, whereby the cylindrical shank may be adjusted to presenteither the front or side edges, as desired, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ROBERT E. LINHAM. Witnesses:

ABRAHAM SMALL, J. O. LASER.

